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Ariane 2

6FLIGHTS
83.3%SUCCESS
1FAILURES
5STREAK
May 1986FIRST FLIGHT
NOREUSABLE
HEIGHT49.13 m
DIAMETER3.8 m
LAUNCH MASS215 kg
LIFTOFF THRUST2,580 kN
STAGES3

Ariane 2 was an expendable space launch vehicle, operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) between 1986 and 1989 as part of Ariane family of rockets. The principal manufacturer for the Ariane 2 was Aérospatiale, while the lead agency for its development was the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), the French government’s space agency.

2,175 kg
TO GTO
4,796 lbs
2,580
KILONEWTONS
580,007
POUNDS-FORCE
~3,460
HORSEPOWER
Height49.13 m (161 ft)
Diameter3.8 m (12.5 ft)
Launch Mass215 kg (474 lbs)
Stages3